Brand new freebies!
Remember you have until the end of March to earn yourself a free Sale-a-bration product for every $90 you spend on any Stampin’ Up! goodies you like.
And from today you have three new choices when it comes to the freebies:
Pedal Pusher
(141312 Photopolymer)
Free with a $90 purchase
Metallics Glitter Tape
(141020)
Free with a $90 purchase
Party Pants
(141324 Wood, 141327 Clear Mount)
Free with a $90 purchase
I don’t have any of these new goodies…yet. So I can’t show you any of my creations. But you can see them in action in these updated pages for the Sale-a-bration brochure:
Click here to see these images as a printable pdf
And here’s a reminder of how Sale-A-Bration works:
Back soon with some more creations to share with you.
Cheers
Genna
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FEBRUARY CLASS – This week!
NARRE WARREN
$30 per person OR $20 with discount*
10am – 1pm
NARRE WARREN
Children able to entertain themselves
$30 per person OR $20 with discount*
The three different projects are…a Shadow Box Card:
…a Pop Up Card using the Party Pop-Up Thinlits on the front…
…and the inside:
And the final project is a Wiper Card…
…with a fun surprise when you open it:
It’s going to be a busy class but you will love knowing how to make these three extra-special cards.
If you want to come along please make sure you click the button above and follow the prompts to book your place.If you don’t have a digital way to pay the fee send me an email and I’ll give you the cash payment password so you can still pay on the day.
Today is your last chance…
…before these products fly away!
It’s still Sale-a-bration – that doesn’t end until 31st March.
You can still get a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration brochure for every $90 you spend.
But this year we’re changing things up a bit…
The last three pages of the brochure show three products that won’t be on offer to claim as your freebies after today!
And here they are:
Sky Is The Limit
(141282 Wood, 141349 Clear Mount)
Free with a $90 purchase
Perfectly Artistic 12″ x 12″ DSP
(141021)
Free with a $90 purchase
Hello
(141240 Wood, 141243 Clear Mount)
Free with a $90 purchase
And here are a couple of cards I’ve made using these products:
This one uses both the papers – which I’ve sponged to add more variety of colour – and the Hello stamp set.
And this one is a variation on the Valentine’s cards I posted yesterday. I used the same layout but all of a sudden it’s a Congratulations card instead!
So while it’s sad to say goodbye to these products, the good news is that I’ll be back tomorrow to tell you about the THREE brand new products you’ll be able to earn for free instead!
Cheers
Genna
Love is in the air!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thought you might like to see all the love-themed cards I’ve been making lately for workshops, classes, and of course one for His Awesomeness too!
The first one is truly a Valentine’s card.
Why is that? Because it says so!
The background on this, and the next couple of cards, was made by creating a mask from a piece of Vellum Cardstock, either by using the trimmer or one of my dies, and then sponging ink over the mask in two or three colours.
The next two were variations on the same card using the Sky Is The Limit stamp set from Sale-a-bration. There’s a morning version…
With close up details using a back to front brad and the Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush:
And then there’s a sunset version…
With close up details using the Gold Wink of Stella Glitter Brush!
This stamp set is one of three products in the range of Sale-a-bration products – the ones you can choose for free for every $90 you spend – that you only have until the end of the day tomorrow to get. Sale-a-bration is still on until the end of March but the last three products in the brochure are finishing tomorrow, and there’ll be some new ones to choose from Tuesday!
So if this one takes your fancy you’ll have to get in quick!
Sky Is The Limit
(141282 Wood, 141349 Clear Mount)
Free with a $90 purchase.
And this is the card that I actually gave to Wonder Hubby this morning. It’s so perfect for us because he’s from England and I’m from Australia (love how these two countries are embossed on either side of the greeting) and when we were getting to know each other we spent a lot of time a VERY long way apart. Didn’t stop us then, won’t stop us now, this sentiment truly says it all!
Cheers
Genna
Stamp Your Way Through A Card Buffet!
Drop in briefly or craft the day away.
It’s this coming week!
NARRE WARREN
Friday 15th January
Any time between 10am and 2pm
Saturday 16th January
Any time between 2pm and 6pm
Rose Wonder stamp set and Rose Garden Thinlits (p18)
for your chance to have a play with new goodies
from the 20165 Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalogue
AND the exclusive products in the 2016 Sale-a-bration brochure!
Free sample products
Free mini project to create
Displays with sample projects
The chance to try out new products
Prizes
Entry into the hostess prize draw for every $50 order
Bonus gift for orders over $100!
The option to partake of the card buffet
Botanicals For You (Sale-a-bration p4)
How the buffet works:
- View the range of projects to choose from.
- Select the ones you want to create.
- Purchase the ‘kit’ containing the consumable materials and instruction sheet. (Around $2 to $5 each – CASH ONLY FOR THE BUFFET PLEASE, credit cards welcome for catalogue orders)
- Locate the tools basket for that project.
- Get crafting.
and you can choose to make just one project or all of them.
They will vary in skill level, style, products used and techniques.
What you get from the launch is up to you.
There’s no obligation to purchase anything or even to do the card buffet at all
– there will be a mini project for you to get your hands inky.
And I’ll be on hand to demonstrate and answer any questions.
IF YOU BRING ALONG A GUEST
WHO WANTS TO JOIN MY MAILING LIST!
(Remember – You must both have a place booked in advance.
And let me know you’re bringing a newbie so I can be prepared.
Only applies to guests not already on my mailing list)
All are welcome but bookings are essential…
If you have any trouble with the booking system please call me on 0438 062291.
Bloomin’ Heart Thinlits Dies (p16)
New Year, New Catalogues, New Products!
So many new products!
And the chance to get some for FREE!
So exciting! Today we get to welcome the brand new Occasions catalogue, packed full of new stamps, papers, kits, tools and more!
If you look closely you’ll also spot some returning favourites from the Holiday Catalogue, including some of the discounted bundles – see page 48.
AND… today also marks the start of our much-anticipated annual promotion – SALE-A-BRATION!
If you haven’t taken part in Sale-a-bration before, here’s how it works:
There are 11 brand new and exclusive products to choose from including stamps, papers and Project Life!
You’ll find all the details and lots of wonderful inspiration in the brochure below:
Let me know if you’d like me to post you hard copies of both of these catalogues free of charge!
Cheers
Genna
New Calendar Pages for the New Year
Don’t miss out on another class or event!
Happy New Year!
Here are the January and February calendars.
Click on the images below and print out your own copy of my schedule month by month. With handy icons to highlight different types of classes, gatherings and other events you’ll always know what’s coming up.
JANUARY
Click on the image to view the printable pdf.
FEBRUARY
Click on the image to view the printable pdf.
Cheers
Genna
Halloween at home!
You never know what you’ll use your Stampin’ Up! products for!
And this is a project I never expected to spend Halloween morning doing!
I love Halloween! I know it’s not traditional to celebrate in Australia but since I became a parent it’s become an essential part of our family calendar. My boys love dressing up and getting into the spirit of all things spooky, creepy and downright horrid!
And His Awesomeness loves it too. At some point he had the crazy idea to order a couple of polystyrene heads that he would chop the tops off, scoop out the insides and use as bowls! Odd indeed!
So on Halloween morning I found myself looking at two white heads, the tops cut off and various implements skewered through them. He’d even added a bit of tomato sauce to one of them.
I made a passing comment about having plenty of ink to take care of that sort of thing. He said ‘Go for it.’ And then I was stuck.
So I sponged, spritzed, flicked, smudged and drew with my markers and ink pads until I’d created something rather gruesome.
A Gifford-style Treat Dispenser!
This is the second one I did – because I couldn’t have one looking all dressed up and the other plain white!
I decided less was more this time and it ended up looking like a tortured alien.
I think I like this one the best of the two. What do you think?
Note – I left the tomato sauce intact!
And would you believe this is what they both looked like when they were first delivered.
The colour change was great but what really made the difference was giving definition to the features. The nose on these is pretty much non-existent until you outline and shade it. And the eyes are completely lifeless. Can’t have that!
And just to prove that my boys really do get into the spirit of things, here they are about to set off Trick or Treating in our little street.
And here’s Wonder Hubby waiting for anyone to venture nearby! Creepy!
Cheers
Genna
November & December Calendars
Don’t miss out on another class or event!
Here are my calendars for the rest of the year! Click on the images below and print out your own copy of my schedule month by month. With handy icons to highlight different types of classes, gatherings and other events you’ll always know what’s coming up.
Please note that these are updated versions from those previously distributed – it’s a busy time of year and required some juggling!
NOVEMBER
Click on the image to view the printable pdf.
DECEMBER
Click on the image to view the printable pdf.
Cheers
Genna
Stampin’ Up! Mega Garage Sale
TURN YOUR OLD STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS INTO EXCITING NEW ONES!
2pm—4pm
Saturday 7th November
RAFT Anglican Church
131 Taylors Lane
ROWVILLE
(Easy access from the
Monash and Eastlink)
Gold coin entry for buyers
or $5 admin fee for sellers
I’m very excited to be organising this event coming up next week. It’s really soon because we wanted to get it done before Christmas and venues at weekends are getting hard to come by!
Bring your friends, share this news around!
Please feel free to ask me any questions
about being a seller or a buyer at the event.
BUYERS—
- Pick up bargains and sought after second hand stamps, dies, punches, tools, retired papers, kits and more!
- See your options from multiple sellers all in one place.
- Browse to find the best price.
- Inspect before you buy – know the quality of what you’re purchasing.
- Stampin’ Up! is a realiable brand so pre-loved doesn’t mean poor quality.
- No postage fees.
- No wait times and no lost parcels!
SELLERS—
- Consign your no longer wanted old Stampin’ Up! products to us and get a voucher for brand new Stampin’ Up! product for every dollar your items sell for.
- New for old! Dollar for dollar!
- You decide on the price and you don’t even have to be there—if you’re not going to browse or buy just deliver your pre-labelled products to one of our drop off points in advance!
- All unsold products can be collected by the sellers for up to 30 days after the event.
Check out more details here.
Talk to me today:
Cal me on 9705 2553 or 0438 062 291
Or register your interest at the Event Page on Facebook:
Colour Challenge Blog Hop
Welcome to the Art With Heart Team Blog Hop for October. This is an awesome Australia-wide team full of fun, friendship, inspiration and support – who wouldn’t want to be a part of that!
This month instead of a theme we have a colour challenge! And I have to admit that I did indeed find this one a challenge! A fun one, but a challenge none the less. Here are our colours…
I love all four of these colours individually and when I set out to play I wasn’t having any trouble combining them in groups of two or three. But I struck some trouble when trying to use all four!
From the outset I looked at these as some really girly colours so thought I might be able to kill two birds with one stone by using them on the birthday card I needed to make my 4-year-old niece. I tried, I really did – and probably for far longer than I should, but I just couldn’t get it to come together for a 4th birthday card.
I decided that I needed a design with lots of white space to accommodate all those different hues. And then I realised that it was the brightness of the gorgeous Watermelon Wonder that was throwing me so I hit on a way to include it without having it compete too much with the other colours – as the outline of my Pink Pirouette flowers! Here’s my first card:
But I’d played so much I had all sorts of ideas buzzing round – and lots of partially completed pieces – so once I’d had some success I salvaged my bright girly butterflies and took them in another direction. Here’s the result:
It is a birthday card, but I didn’t really think it was right for my niece so back to the drawing board on that one.
In the meantime I can’t wait to see what all my fellow blog-hoppers have been doing with these colours – and I’d love to see what you come up with too so feel free to share.
Well that’s it from me, now it’s time see what Kathryn Ruddick has conjured up with these colours.
Oh, and don’t forget that we’ve got a fabulous opportunity to make the most of being a workshop hostess right now. Until the 9th November there are more benefits on the table so there’s no better time to host a party or even a virtual party on Facebook. Contact me to find out more.
Cheers
Genna
If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view all the participants below:
OCTOBER CLASS – This week!
Poinsettias galore!
We’ll be using the Reason For the Season bundle of stamp set and punch to create three different projects – 2 cards and a gift box. Two for Christmas and one for a birthday!
NARRE WARREN
$25 per person OR $15 with discount*
10am – 1pm
NARRE WARREN
Children able to entertain themselves
$25 per person OR $15 with discount*
(139730) 10 Photopolymer stamps $37.00
(139682) $31.00
If you want to come along please make sure you click the button above and follow the prompts to book your place.If you don’t have a digital way to pay the fee send me an email and I’ll give you the cash payment password so you can still pay on the day.
Holiday Catalogue Card Buffet
Click to view online
Drop in briefly or craft the day away.
NARRE WARREN
Any time between 10am and 2pm
NARRE WARREN
Any time between 2pm and 6pm
Jingle All The Way stamp set and Sleigh Ride Edgelits
for your chance to have a play with new goodies
from the 2015 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalogue.Each party will include:
Free package of sample products
Free mini project to create
Displays with sample projects
The chance to try out new products
Prizes
Entry into the hostess prize draw for every $50 order
Bonus gift for orders over $100!
The option to partake of the card buffet
His and hers cards made with Howl-o-ween Treat and Boo To You Framelits
How the buffet works:
- View the range of projects to choose from.
- Select the ones you want to create.
- Purchase the ‘kit’ containing the consumable materials and instruction sheet. (Around $2 to $5 each – CASH ONLY FOR THE BUFFET PLEASE, credit cards welcome for catalogue orders)
- Locate the tools basket for that project.
- Get crafting.
and you can choose to make just one project or all of them.
They will vary in skill level, style, products used and techniques.
Have you spotted some examples of the types of projects you can create?
There’s no obligation to purchase anything or even to do the card buffet at all
– there will be a mini project for you to get your hands inky.
And I’ll be on hand to demonstrate and answer any questions.
IF YOU BRING ALONG A GUEST
WHO WANTS TO JOIN MY MAILING LIST!
(Remember – You must both have a place booked in advance.
And let me know you’re bringing a newbie so I can be prepared.
Only applies to guests not already on my mailing list)
All are welcome but bookings are essential…
New Holiday Catalogue
It’s here….packed full of exciting new stamping goodies!
2015 Holiday Catalogue
1st September – 4th January 2016
Bundles, bundles everywhere!
Keep an eye out for one of the many bundles of products that go together and get 15% off the combined price!
If there’s anything you’d like to order, here’s the direct link in my online shop:
If you would like your own copy
posted free of charge anywhere in Australia just
Cheers
Genna
Father’s Day Blog Hop
It’ll be September before you know it. Can you believe how fast this year is going? For some reason Father’s Day always sneaks up on me. One minute it’s the middle of winter and the next it’s already September.
So today I’m getting together with some of the Art with Heart Stampin’ Up! team girls to inspire you with some Father’s Day ideas – and remind you that’s it’s really not that far away!
You may have just been inspired by the creativity of Tina Gillespie, if so, I hope I can live up to expectations. If you’re starting from here, welcome, and thanks for taking the time to join in on our hop.
I don’t know about you, but the dads in my life are pretty non-traditional. They don’t really like any of the ‘classic’ dad themes you see on mass produced cards. Some years I can find inspiration in their specific interests but sometimes I find making cards for Father’s Day a bit of a challenge, especially when the stamp sets designed with ‘masculine’ cards in mind don’t necessarily suit the specific men I’m creating for.
My first sample uses stamps from three sets that are a very long way from what would be considered by most as ‘masculine’. It has foliage images from both Butterfly Basics and Awesomely Artistic. And I took the greeting from Hello Life – a set more readily associated with romance. For me what really makes this card work – and makes it suitable for Father’s Day – is the addition of the word ‘Daddy’. I know His Awesomeness gets a huge amount of happiness from just being ‘Daddy’ so the combination of words and images evoke the idea of him spending time outside with his boys – an absolute favourite past time, and much-need antidote to work-related stresses. Except now I have to hope he’s too busy with those stresses to read my blog and see the card he’ll be getting!
Butterfly Basics
Awesomely Artistic
Hello Life
Continuing with the nature theme, my second sample card features a sneak peek of an item from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue. I just couldn’t resist the simplicity and beauty of the new Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. And I loved that all it needed to make it perfect for the occasion was a few well chosen words – from the Crazy About You stamp set. This was such an easy card to make and would suit almost all fathers no matter what their interests.
Bizarrely, for my third sample my train of thought went right off the nature track to almost the complete opposite – an urban grunge look. This uses another great embossing folder – Brick Wall – and it’s incredibly versatile. Depending on the colours you choose and they way you add them you can use it for any occasion and any recipient you can think of. It makes a stunning backdrop or an eye-catching feature. For this card I used the Embossed Embossing technique I taught in this month’s Stamp Club – where you combine dry embossing with heat embossing. And I took the cue from my first sample and die cut the letter panel to tailor it for Father’s Day – or at least for a Dad recipient.
Well that’s it from me, now it’s time see how Kate Morgan will be celebrating the special dads in her life.
Don’t forget, if you’re already thinking about getting into gear for your Christmas crafting, the 2015 Holiday Catalogue goes live on 1 September. If you’d like a copy sent to you just let us know.
Cheers
Genna
If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view all the participants below:
AUGUST CLASS – Change of dates!
Do you know how to create backgrounds?
The possibilities for creating backgrounds for cards and scrapbook layouts using ink, paper and stamps are virtually endless.
In this class you’ll learn four different ways using four different tools – liquid ink refills, water based markers, sponges and a brayer.
NARRE WARREN
$20 per person OR $10 with discount*
10am – 1pm
NARRE WARREN
Children able to entertain themselves
$20 per person OR $10 with discount*
(138275) Just $25.00 for all 3 dies!
This one uses the Misted Marker technique to create a blotchy, imperfect look that works perfectly with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.
Finally, a large background embossing folder starts the job and a brayer finishes off the ‘slate’ look.
(137414) $31.00
Here’s a quick video that shows you how:
If you want to come along please make sure you click the button above and follow the prompts to book your place.If you don’t have a digital way to pay the fee send me an email and I’ll give you the cash payment password so you can still pay on the day.
AUGUST CLASS – This week!
Do you know how to create backgrounds?
The possibilities for creating backgrounds for cards and scrapbook layouts using ink, paper and stamps are virtually endless.
In this class you’ll learn four different ways using four different tools – liquid ink refills, water based markers, sponges and a brayer.
NARRE WARREN
$20 per person OR $10 with discount*
10am – 1pm
NARRE WARREN
Children able to entertain themselves
$20 per person OR $10 with discount*
(138275) Just $25.00 for all 3 dies!
This one uses the Misted Marker technique to create a blotchy, imperfect look that works perfectly with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.
Finally, a large background embossing folder starts the job and a brayer finishes off the ‘slate’ look.
(137414) $31.00
Here’s a quick video that shows you how:
If you want to come along please make sure you click the button above and follow the prompts to book your place.If you don’t have a digital way to pay the fee send me an email and I’ll give you the cash payment password so you can still pay on the day.
Did you see the Aurora Borealis?
It’s been one of my dreams to see the Northern Lights some day so when there was a spectacular Aurora Borealis visible here in Victoria recently and I didn’t see it I was gutted.
But it did remind me that I’d been wanting to try out the Northern Lights technique for a looooong time. So why not now?
This technique is all done with sponging. I used a combination of Sponge Daubers and Stampin’ Sponges for my tools. I masked off the bottom portion with a torn piece of scrap paper and just played around until I got a look I liked – I did go through quite a few sheets of cardstock though! The colours I used for the sky were Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Blackberry Bliss and Black.
Once I was happy I sponged some Garden Green ink for the ground and stamped the silhouette trees over the top. I used a combination of Sheltering Tree and the ever reliable Lovely As A Tree.
Finally I added the greetings and the stars. The latter were dotted around using the tip of the White Gel Pen and really made a huge difference to the look of the sky.
After all the sponging attempts that didn’t make the cut I ended up making two cards. I like the ‘lights’ better on one and the layout better on the other.
Which one do you like best?
Leave me a comment and let me know!
Do you want to know a secret?
I stamped the greetings in Whisper White ink but didn’t like how pale they seemed on the background, so I held my breath and traced over the stamping with the White Gel Pen.
In future I think I’ll use White Embossing Powder and emboss over the top.
Don’t forget to let me know which version your prefer.
Cheers
Genna
JULY CLASS – This week!
It’s Christmas…in July!
Yay, the new Annual Catalogue has a Christmas section!!! This year you can check out pages 67 – 72 and not have to wait until the Holiday Catalogue comes out in September.
To get a head start on all your Christmas crafting I’m dedicating my July class to Christmas projects.
NARRE WARREN
$20 per person OR $10 with discount*
10am – 1pm
NARRE WARREN
Children able to entertain themselves
$20 per person OR $10 with discount*
(138808) Photopolymer $28.00
My Mum’s Mother’s Day Card
It’s about time I shared the card I actually gave my mum!
In the lead up to Mother’s Day I created lots of suitable cards for mums. But I made those for specific classes, shared them in my newsletter, on Facebook or on my blog, so it just didn’t seem right to give any of those to my mum on the day. I didn’t want her to think she was getting it as an afterthought!
So here’s the card I made especially for her. It starts off pretty, but quite simple:
Then when you go to open it up…
…up pops another butterfly carrying the greeting.
And because there really isn’t an ‘inside’ to write in, I created a special panel on the back:
This style of card is called a Wiper Card because the mechanism that pops up is sort of like the windscreen wipers on a car.
The paper on the card is a sheet of the pre-embossed paper from the Sale-a-bration pack called Irresistibly Yours. I sponged it in a few different colours and the embossed pattern immediately became clear.
Because this paper is from Sale-a-bration it’s no longer available BUT… the good news is that we have a pack very similar to it in the new Annual Catalogue:
Colour Me Irresistible
(138439) $22.75
The coloured sheets have an embossed look, the white sheets are just waiting for you to colour them to make the patterns pop!
12 sheets total in 12″ x 12″ size: 6 single-sided designs in white,
1 each in Basic Black, Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe and Watermelon Wonder.
Cheers
Genna
